Federal Diner in Otago Menu

BREAKFAST BREAKFAST
  • Cheese or Date Scones (World famous in Wanaka) $4.50
  • (C) Bacon & cheese $9.00
  • (B) Jam & butter $4.50
  • (A) Plain $4.00
  • Croissant:
  • Totally Nuts $10.00
    • Grilled banana bread with cashew nut butter
  • Winter Warmer $12.00
    • Porridge with chai spiced stewed fruits & cream
  • The Monk $19.00
    • Eggs Benedict with bacon & roasted tomato
  • The Buddha $19.00
    • Eggs Benedict with spinach, mushrooms & roasted tomato
  • Betty's Bacon Butty $10.00
    • Bacon, egg & relish
  • Brossie's Bun $11.00
    • Halloumi, grilled tomato, spinach & relish
  • Social Climber $13.00
    • Organic eggs fried or poached with roasted tomato on crusty bread - add free farmed streaky bacon $5.00
  • Hawea Flat $18.00
    • Spinach, mushrooms, roasted tomato & halloumi on polenta cake
  • PinaCoco $19.00
    • Caramelised pineapple hotcake with coconut yoghurt & lime
  • Comfort Kedgeree $19.00
    • Smoked salmon, mild Indian spiced rice & poached egg
LUNCHTIME CLASSICS LUNCHTIME CLASSICS
  • Lone Ranger $17.00
    • Waitoa free range roast chicken sandwich on ciabatta with aioli, caramelised onion & brie
  • Roti 'n' Roll $14.00
    • Pulled pork roti roll with hoisin, coriander, spring onion & pickled chilli
  • Wunder Burg $20.00
    • Homemade beef pattie with smoked cheese, caramelised onions, gherkins, salad & french fries with chipotle mayonnaise
  • Pure Wisdom $16.00
    • Ancient grain salad with cranberries, almonds, lemon & mint dressing (Vegan)
  • Roast It $19.00
    • Roast carrot salad with goat's cheese puree, preserved lemon dressing, dukkah & flatbread
  • The Chowder Pie $21.00
    • Smoked salmon, prawn, leek & potato pie with green salad
  • Soul Soup $18.00
    • Waitoa free range chicken & ginger broth, vermicelli noodles, seasame, chilli & spring onions
EXTRAS EXTRAS
  • Hollandaise $1.00
  • Tomatoes, mushrooms, 1 organic egg, avocado or halloumi $3.00
  • Free farmed bacon, Waitoa free range chicken or smoked salmon $5.00
  • French fries with tomato chilli relish & aioli $9.00
  • Mixed salad with balsamic $10.00
  • Gluten free bread add $1.00
KIDS KIDS
  • Egg or bacon on toast (+ $3.00 for scrambled) $5.00
  • Fruit plate $9.00
  • Hot cake with maple & banana $10.00
  • Peanut butter & banana on toast $5.00
  • Flatbread pizza with salami $8.00
  • Beef burger & fries $14.00

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Miso soup $2.50
    • Traditional Japanese Soup with Seaweed & Spring Onion
  • Combination of 6 pcs Nigiri, 8 pcs Sashimi, and 6 pcs of Maki Sushi Roll
  • -4 pcs $4.00
  • Tempura udon $8.50
    • Noodle Soup with Deep Fried Vegetables
  • Yaki gyoza $8.00
    • Pan Fried Dumpling filled with Chicken, Shrimp & Vegetables
  • Served on Bowl of Rice
  • Salmon maki (6 pcs) $4.00
    • Fresh Salmon only
  • Temaki salmon $3.00
    • Smoked Salmon, Cucumber, avocado
  • Yasai bento
    • Teriyaki tofu with rice, tempura, seaweed salad, edamame, tempura 3 pcs and sushi 2 pcs
  • Japanese style curry with vegetables
  • Soft shell crab karaage
  • Chicken teriyaki don
  • Edamame (V) (GF)
  • Chicken katsu don
  • Vegetable tempura (V)
    • 5 Pcs (V)
  • Miso soup
  • Fish $11.50
  • Japanese style Chicken Wings(4) $8.00
  • Beef $9.90
  • Whole Crispy chicken $20.00
  • Combination $11.90
  • Half Roast Duck $20.00
  • Cantonese style beef $12.90
  • Lemon Chicken $11.50
  • Tempeh Stack (V., G.F.) $19
    • Philippine Adobo Marinade served with Chef's Rustic Mash, Spinach, Beans, Roast Tomato & Aioli
  • V=Vegetarian
  • Omelette of 3 eggs - with today’s special fillings & Salad Greens (G.F.) $16
  • Add Bacon $4
  • Bacon, Eggs, Sausage, Fries $5
  • Spinach, Sourdough, Chili jam, Hashbrown $3
  • The Dog’s Breakfast $24
    • Poached Eggs, Sourdough, Beans, Pork, Apple, & Herb Sausage, Streaky Bacon, Hash Brown & Roasted Tomato (G.F.o)
  • Add Bacon, Salmon, or Roast Mushrooms $3
  • Butterfish Tacos $28
    • coriander cream, burnt chilli
  • Bacon butty $12
    • hollandaise, rocket
  • Buttermilk pancakes $16
    • lemon mascarpone, blueberries, maple, toasted pistachios
  • Jack's muesli $14
    • toasted cashews, pistachios, toasted seeds, vanilla organic milk, spring fruit, manuka honey
  • Spring omelette $19
    • asparagus, smoked chilies, avocado, crème fraiche, rocket, spring salad, house sourdough
  • Spring Bouillabaisse $29
    • southern seafood, sofrito, fennel, sauvignon blanc
  • Build your own breakfast or add a side $6
    • Avocado, black pudding, grapefruit, hash potato, bacon, farm eggs, sour dough
  • Cheese Board $36
    • selection of kiwi cheese, chutney, bread
  • Seafood Chowder S $11.50 / L $15.50
    • Served with an oven baked roll
  • -Add Salt Pepper & Squid $5.00
  • Chicken Filo with Salad & Chips $17.50
    • Cream cheese, apricot & pine nuts
  • 5:30pm - 8:30pm
  • -Spider $8.00
    • Ice cream & fizz
  • Seafood Platter For 1 $35 / For 2 $55
    • Salt & pepper crispy calamari, New Zealand green lipped mussels simmered in a sweet chilli, garlic, white wine & spring onions sauce, garlic prawns, pan fried scallops & tempura battered blue cod. Served with steak fries & ciabatta and a fresh green garden salad
  • Soup & Roll $13.00
    • See special roll
  • Pasta of the Day See Specials Board
    • Please ask our staff for today's vegetarian pasta option
  • A plate of vege side dish(Small/Large) $ 5.80/$8.80
  • Garlic Bread (Small/Large) $ 3.00/$6.00
  • Meat
  • Organic Salad $ 13.80
    • with chive crepe
  • Or four dumpling (GF) $ 15.80
  • Prawn Noodle Soup $ 15.80
  • Add $ 3.00
    • for chicken
  • Beef/Pork Mince (Small/Large) $ 7.80/ $ 11.80
  • Tomatoes $2.5
  • Olives $3
  • Sautéed Prawns $15
    • w/ black olive cream & almond crumb
  • Prosciutto & Parmesan Croquettes $15
    • w/ quince aioli
  • Crumbed Warm Olives $9
    • w/ chilli herb dressing & yoghurt
  • Margherita $19.5
    • Mozzarella, sundried & fresh tomato, rocket
  • Rocket, Cherry Tomatoes & Lemon Dressing $7.5
  • Vegetarian $22.5
    • Smoked aubergine, roasted red peppers/capsicum, feta, black olives, mozzarella
  • Small Battered Sausage and Chips $5
  • Mussels $3
  • 6 Onion Rings $3.50
  • Battered Sausage/Hot Dog-small $3
  • Gravy $2.50
  • 6 Onion Rings and Chips $5
  • 2 Small Blue Cod fillets and Chips $10
  • 6 Chicken Nuggets $5.50
  • Homegrown $10.90
    • All that is good about this country can be found in the Homegrown. Lamb, Salad, a choice of Beetroot & Horopito Chutney or a Minty Yoghurt Sauce, Aioli & Velvet Relish.
  • Cheese $2
  • Energy Drinks $5
  • Velvet Burger $10.90
    • It has Venison, Salad, Grilled Pineapple, with Chilli Mayonnaise and Velvet Relish. You definitely want to try this one with a bit of extra bacon.
  • Mini Velvet Burger $7.90
    • 1/2 size Venison Pattie, Salad, Grilled Pineapple, Chilli Mayonnaise & Velvet Relish.
  • Fatties or Skinnies (Full scoop / 1/2 Scoop) $5.5 / $3.9
  • Mini Animal Rights $9.90
    • 1/2 size Kumara & Coriander Pattie, Salad, Yoghurt Sauce, Aioli & Velvet Relish.
  • Blue/Brie Cheese $3
  • Smoked salmon & scrambled eggs $19.00
    • House-smoked Mt Cook salmon, scrambled free-range eggs, Tony’s roquette, toasted wholemeal sourdough
  • Smoked salmon salad $20.00
    • Our house-cured & smoked salmon, poached egg, witloof, capers, croutons
  • Saffron yoghurt $15.00
    • Natural yoghurt sweetened with Otago honey and Bannockburn saffron, local blackberry coulis, oat clusters
  • Lamb (Turkish pide style) $22.00
    • Pulled Cardrona lamb, olives, cumin yoghurt, feta
  • 2 free-range eggs (poached, fried or scrambled); House-cured free-range bacon; Homemade pork sausages $6.00
  • Bacon & eggs $18.00
    • Our own house-cured bacon, toasted Spire sourdough, poached free-range eggs, homemade tomato relish
  • No5 cheese & pickle sandwich $17.00
    • Gibbston Valley Glenroy Cheddar, homemade pickles, hummus, tomato and marinated courgette on our freshly-baked sourdough
  • Artichoke $22.00
    • Preserved artichoke heart, fresh tomato, GV mozzarella, rocket
  • Breakfast Bagel $6.50
    • cream cheese, raspberry jam
  • Bacon Butty $8.00
    • bacon, bbq sauce, onion, bread
  • Beef Nachos N/A
  • Pasta Salad N/A
  • Bacon and Eggs $10.50
    • poached, scrambled or fried.
  • Chicken Nuggets & Fries N/A
  • Cinnamon Toast $2.00
    • golden toast sprinkled with cinnamon
  • Southern Breakfast $18.50
    • bacon, eggs, tomato, hash brown, mushroom, sausages on toast
  • BBQ beef burger & fries $15
    • homemade beef Pattie , lettuce, cheese, onion & beetroot with BBQ sauce, fries & ailoli (4 bacon $2)
  • Lamb wrap $14
    • seasoned lamb with salad wrapped in a warm tortilla with tzatziki sauce
  • Crepes $14
    • thin rolled pancakes with apples & cinnamon or lemon & sugar
  • Eggs your way $10
    • bacon, eggs & toast (egg fried, poached or scrambled)
  • Rustic fries $6
    • served with tomatoes sauce or aioli
  • Big breakfast $18
    • bacon, eggs, sausages, mushrooms, hashbrowns, tomatoes & toast
  • Weekdays $10
    • dish of the day
  • Eggs Benedict $16
    • poached eggs, smoked salmon, baby spinach, homemade hollandaise on a toasted English muffin
  • French toast $18
    • Sweet and sour and delicious with Bacon, Banana & Maple Syrup
  • - Tomato (1)/ Avocado (1/2)/ Chorizo Sausages (2) $4
  • -OPTION 3 : (VEGAN) Toasted Ciabatta, Grilled Tomato, Mushrooms, Wilted Spinach, w/ hummus, chili jam & toasted seeds. $16
  • Salmon eggs benedict $18
    • Indulge in the richness and the goodness. Smoked Salmon, wilted spinach & hollandaise
  • - Full serving $12
  • Smashed avo 1 $13
    • Smashed avocado and cherry tomatoes on five grain toast w/ wedge of lemon.
  • High five breakfast stack $16
    • -OPTION 1: Toasted Ciabatta, Bacon, Hashbrowns, Grilled Tomato and a Poached Egg with BBQ Sauce and Creamy Hollandaise
  • Add extras $5
    • - Bacon (3) / Mushrooms/ Grilled Halloumi (3) / Cold Smoked Salmon/ Hashbrowns (3)
  • $2.00 EXTRA
  • FREE RANGE EGGS $8.50
    • scrambled/poached/fried on Ciabatta or 5 grain
  • PULLED PORK TORTILLAS $18.00
    • served with a bean salsa, guacamole and sour cream
  • SOUP OF THE DAY $12.00
    • served with Ciabatta
  • -KRANKSY
  • SHAKSHUKA $10.00
    • eggs baked in a herb tomato sauce with Ciabatta
  • -Add fries $4.00
  • -HASHBROWNS
Federal Diner

Federal Diner

location

Address

47 Helwick Street, Wanaka, Otago, 9305, New Zealand

phone

Phone

034435152

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Thursday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Friday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Saturday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Sunday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , Contemporary , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Bar Not Available ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  No Takeaway ,  Free Wifi ,  Local cuisine ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating

Location
47 Helwick Street, Wanaka, Otago, 9305, New Zealand